Torture
Torture
Overview
The Midwest Coalition for Human Rights calls for eliminating the use of torture, and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment by U.S. officials at home or abroad. The Coalition promotes laws, policies and practices that respect human dignity and prevent ill-treatment toward persons by any U.S. official, or person acting in an official capacity.
Pillay deeply disturbed by US failure to close Guantanamo prison
January 23, 2012 Office of the High Commission for Human Rights
Colorado DOC has dramatically reduced prisoner segregations
January 20, 2012 - The Denver Post
Anti-Torture Resolution Passes Unanimously in Chicago City Council
January 18, 2012 - 8th Day Center for Justice
Va. prisons’ use of solitary confinement is scrutinized
January 7, 2012 - The Washington Post
Guantanamo, Ten Years On
January 6, 2012 - Human Rights Watch
Obama Signs Defense Bill Allowing for Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial
January 3, 2012 - Democracy Now
Harsh Conditions for Young Lifers: Sexual Violence, Solitary Confinement, Depression
January 2, 2012 - Human Rights Watch
No Remorse: Should a teen-ager be given a life sentence?
January 2, 2012 - The New Yorker
Shortly after midnight on March 6, 2010, Dakotah Eliason sat in a chair in his bedroom with a .38-calibre pistol in his hands, thinking about what the world would be like if he didn’t exist. Continue reading...
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